Shade-bracket.



0. D. REED. SHADE BRACKET. APPLIOATION FILED rum, 1911.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

CLAUDE D. REED, OF DAYTON,

A. SLONAKER, BOTH OF DAYTON,

OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO BERT J. SLONAKER AND CHARLES OHIO.

SHADE-BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

Application filed February 9, 1911. Serial No. 607,493.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLAUDE D. REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade-Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in curtain and shade supporting devices.

The primary object of said invention is to provide a bracket for supporting a curtain pole and shade roller which may be conveniently adjusted longitudinally of its support.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification and clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe device secured on a window casing. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the bracket removed. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the rod member.

In the drawings, 10 designates a supporting member which is provided with apertures which receive the end portions of a bracket 11, said bracket being provided with the usual bent portions for receiving the curtain pole and the trunnion of the shade roller.

The supporting member 10 is formed with an aperture 10 through which passes the supporting rod 12. This supporting rod is substantially U-shaped and is provided with the ofiset securing devices 15 and 16 which are so arranged that the bar lies at an angle to the supporting frame thus permitting longitudinal movement of the support 10,

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also permitting the bracket to be swung up out of the way, when the same is not in use and when it is desired to have ready access to the window for the purpose of washing the same, the bracket being held in this raised position by the tightening of a set screw 16 which passes through the end portion of the member 10 and contacts with the longitudinal bar 12. It will be noted that the end portion of said bar which is provided with the buffer 10 contacts with the frame to form a rigid support for the curtain.

The many advantages of a construction of this character will be clearly apparent as the same is one which will be round efi'icient in practice and economical to manufacture. Attention is called to the peculiar configuration of the supporting bar and the fact that the bracket is adjustable in a plurality of directions.

I claim A curtain bracket comprising the combi nation with an inverted U-shaped member having its end portions angularly bent for attachment to a window frame to space the bight portion of the U-shaped member from the frame; of a bracket having a vertical supporting member having its upper end extending above the bracket and provided with a transverse opening slidably and pivotally engaged with the bight portion of the U-shaped member, the upper end of the supporting member being beveled and a set screw engaged through said beveled portion to contact with the bight portion of the U-shaped member and holding the bracket in an adjusted position.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CLAUDE D. REED.

Witnesses O. E. Woonwann, E. J. FARRELL.

addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

